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Cockfighter

Cockfighter

From Governor's Mansions to Cheap Hotels: The Big Money Sport that's Dirty-Violent and Outside the Law!

6.0 / 1019741h 23m

Synopsis

A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

Genre: Drama

Status: Released

Director: Monte Hellman

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Main Cast

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Frank Mansfield

Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

Omar Baradansky

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Jack Burke

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Tom Peeples

Laurie Bird

Laurie Bird

Dody White Burke

Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Randall Mansfield

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

Sanders

Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

Buford

Patricia Pearcy

Patricia Pearcy

Mary Elizabeth

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Frances Mansfield

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User Reviews

Chandler Danier

I've never seen a cockfight and I want to. Even after seeing all the chickens die in this. Poor birds had to die for this piece of shit. At least it was filmed in interesting, rural locations. It's got a charm to it. Did everyone just suck back in the day? Why does everyone like this guy? "Oh wow. It's chicken guy! He doesn't talk and is an alcoholic gambling addict who sells all his shit just to keep killing birds. Golly. Everyone loves him!" This is just a series of chicken themed scenes stacked on top of each other. I like how he handles himself in some situations but it's all so awkward and hackey. Some fucking gigantic 19 year old farm boy biting your calf and you don't beat the shit out of him? He later comes at you with an axe, smashes your car window and all you do is dunk his face in water? What about the window? But you know, our guy is just so like ummm into chickens so he doesn't respond to people in real ways.